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Oceanside council refuses to certify EIR for 83‑unit Guajome Lake Homes project after hours of testimony
Summary
After a three-hour public hearing with more than 30 speakers and expert testimony, the Oceanside City Council voted to deny certification of the final environmental impact report for the 83‑unit Guajome Lake Homes project, citing inadequate analysis of road safety, equestrian-overlay impacts and wildlife connectivity.
Mayor Sanchez and the full council voted Jan. 28 to decline certification of the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Guajome (a/k/a Wohome/Guahome in public comments) Lake Homes project, a proposed subdivision that would create 83 detached single‑family lots on a 16.78‑acre site and reserve four units for very‑low‑income households.
The action came after roughly three hours of testimony from the appellant, dozens of residents and representatives of conservation groups who said the EIR failed to analyze foreseeable safety and environmental harms. Jennifer Jacobs, one of the appellants and a wildlife biologist, told the council: “This EIR failed to meet that standard” for informing the public and decision‑makers of significant impacts (Jennifer Jacobs, appellant).
Rincon Homes’ vice president of forward planning, Jonathan Frankel, defended the project as designed to avoid the most sensitive habitat and to deliver housing that the company says is…
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